Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Sex Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Employed persons (x 1,000) Jobs (x 1,000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000) Hours worked (million hours)
Total male and female Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 81 92 71 122
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 81 92 71 122
Employees L Renting, buying, selling real estate 72 76 63 105
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 72 76 63 105
Self-employed L Renting, buying, selling real estate 9 15 8 18
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 9 15 8 18
Male Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 43 49 40 70
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 43 49 40 70
Employees L Renting, buying, selling real estate 37 39 35 58
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 37 39 35 58
Self-employed L Renting, buying, selling real estate 6 10 5 12
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 6 10 5 12
Female Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 38 42 31 52
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 38 42 31 52
Employees L Renting, buying, selling real estate 35 37 28 47
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 35 37 28 47
Self-employed L Renting, buying, selling real estate 3 5 3 5
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 3 5 3 5
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual data on employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2022 are final. Data of 2023 and further are provisional.

Changes as of June 24th 2025:
Data of 2024 is added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 30 months after the end of the reporting year.

Description topics

Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
Jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit which specifies that labour will be carried out in return for (financial) remuneration.

A distinction is made between jobs of employees and jobs of self-employed persons.
Full-time equivalent (fte)
A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.